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Here's a little history lesson on the ES-225:
2 754 models of the twin pickup, P-90 version were built between the years 1955 and 1959. It featured a laminated maple body, a mahogany neck and a rosewood fingerboard. It's noted as being the first thinline hollowbody electric that Gibson offered and man, they sound sweet!
This particular example is owned and used by a local guitar player in Montreal that gigs it often, along with his Fender Telecaster that's been modified with a B-bender (google it if you don't know what it is, they're super cool!). You can see in the photos the wonderful patina and checkering that the lacquer finish has achieved; it's aged gracefully and beautifully! it doesn't abused it but it also doesn't get super pampered either; he believes that these things should be out and enjoyed by people, and I agree. Anyway, he brought it to me for a general setup, along with an issue with the bridge staying put with the Bigsby. I did a little thinking and came up with a simple solution: felt. I slid in a section of rigid felt in between the bridge and the pickup to give it a lot more stability and well, it helped! It's not as solid as fixing the bridge to the body but that's not the route the owner wanted to go, as he wanted it to remain original and be able to convert back to factory parts.
Well, enjoy these photos! This guitar was an absolute joy to work on. I can't wait to see it again some time soon.